Unit Code:	ARC2EGY
Alternative Unit Code:	ARC3EGY
Unit Short Title:	WORLD OF THE PHARAOHS: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	For 3000 years the culture of Ancient Egypt exerted a profound influence in the eastern Mediterranean. In this subject students are introduced to the archaeology and art of this fascinating civilisation. The approach will be chronological from the pyramids of the Old Kingdom to the painted tombs and sculptured temples of the New Kingdom and the multicultural world of Ptolemaic Egypt. Topics to be considered will include: state formation in the Nile valley, the political and religious significance of monumental building and sculpture, planned towns, tomb painting and religious symbolism, craft techniques and conventions.
Prerequisites:	15 credit points of first year archaeology or art history or co-ordinator's approval
Class Requirements:	one 1-hour lecture and one 2-hour seminar per week. For a pass in this subject students must normally attend at least 80% of the seminars
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
three map and short answer quizzes	15
one 2,500-word essay	50
one 1.5-hour class test	35	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	The art of ancient Egypt.	Robins, G.	British Museum Press 2000.
Prescribed	Egypt and the Egyptians.	Brewer, D. and Teeter, E.	Cambridge University Press 1999.
Recommended	Ancient Egypt:anatomy of a civilization.	Kemp, B.J.	Routledge 1991.

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   01-MAR-10   04-JUN-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Professor	Peter	Mathews	BUNDOORA	Y